Land of Mt. Hood and the Source of the East Wind

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 3:10:06 PM UTC-7, G=EMC^2TreBert wrote:
On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 12:40:40 PM UTC-7, Double-A wrote:
A brisk fall east wind here in Gresham. But it has warmed up a bit. Currently 73F as of 12:30 PM PDT. Expected high 79F. Nice and sunny. I guess this is Indian summer.

I bought the chest of drawers I needed from my neighbor's "thrown out in the street" sale. He also threw in a lamp and a small desk. Now I am fixed pretty well.

I missed seeing the lunar eclipse last night. By the time I went out to look, all I could see was the full "super moon".

Double-A

I miss it.I think Iĺl see it next time.O Ya Hot no clouds.No Sandy.I could go to the pool without her,but its nice to be with a cop when you crash a pool party. Looking at a fixer up house.I hope only to be a part owner.Housing is sky high in Orange county.The land goes for big $$$$$$$ I have a place to stay in Fullerton,but spend most of my time in Anaheim. I see Mt.Baldy every morning it blocks the Sun.Its smoggy grey.I blame Baldy at times for LA having no rain.Only have a few lucky nuggets left.The lucky rocks are to high up for me to get.You can only drive up about 6300 feet??? If you won;t a Baldy lucky rock email me.Also a easy way to pick up a few bucks to buy a car and laptop.TreBert


Up to 80F here now! Does your car's radiator percolate when you get to the top of the road at Mt. Baldy? Mine used to when I would get up to Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.

Double-A

It is currently 71F and sunny as of 1:00 PM PDT here in beautiful downtown Gresham. Wind has died down. The humidity dropped like a rock when that east wind came in yesterdat from 80% down to 30%! Guess that's why my lips are chapping. Expected high today again 80F. Enjoying Indian summer while it lasts.

Why do I have to keep clicking to "Show trimmed content" here in alt.astronomy! I don't see it happening in sci.physics. It,s something Google Groups is doing. They turned ff their spell checker, and I can't figure out how to turn in on again!

Double-A

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-8, Double-A wrote:
Mt. Hood looms much larger were I am living now. Many things there are named after it: Mt. Hood Community College, The Hood Theater, and Hood Drive. Some things have been named after the east wind too, such as the East Wind Apartments. The east wind is the dominant wind there in the winter. In summer it is nice though, and stays a little cooler than downtown Portland.

Today I am back over in the Cedar Mills Library, since I don't have my Multnomah County library card yet. After lunch with Kim downtown, I came up here. It is currently 51F here with a slight sprinkling of rain starting. Should be dry again in a couple day.

A few days ago I walked over to the Mt. Hood Community College campus. I spent 2 years in school there. Much has changed, but old memories still remain.

"The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Time passages
There's something back here that you left behind
Oh time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight" - Al Stewart

At first I felt a little lost, but then I came upon a spot I clearly remembered. It was where I had gone out there and watched a speech by then President Jimmy Carter in the late 70's. He was the first President I had seen in person! A helicopter brought him in, and Iranian students hiding their faces were demonstrating against the Shaw of Iran.

I finally found the lake that they made by damming up the local creek. I once drove a car across that dam! But if I were to try it now, I would run into a fence. I now must give up any hope of wetting a line in that trout stocked pond, as fishing is now limited to those under 17. Well, that's how I always thought it should be.

I found the basketball court with the dome shaped roof. It is a paraboloid shaped roof which gives an interesting echoic effect at its center. They have wisely covered much of the ceiling with acoustic tile.

There used to be tables and chairs on the east side where students could sit. But now it's all basketball floor. That's were I used to sit and talk with Greta and Susan in those pleasant times.

"The day is here,
The time has come
When I go see my darling love.
But why is she not here today
Where she has always been before?
I wait for you,
But you come not. - AA

I went to the corner of Kane Dr. and Stark St. to look for the stone mile post marker for mile 14 from Portland. It was there back in 1969 when I checked. This were set down every mile along Stark about 150 years ago. Stark led to the Stark St. Ferry, which was the only way to cross the Willamette River back then, before they built the bridges in Portland. The Community College has put up a sign at that corner and surrounded it with rocks and other landscaping. But no sign of the historic mile stone. You would think that the administrators of a college of all people would have some respect for history!

Double-A

AA Van runs very cool I saw to it.Going up a 6% grade I shift into first go up slow but engine turning fast. No aircondition on No strain. Hot dry and no Sandy.That means no pool.I guess Iḿ just an old fool.O Ya .Still she has been nice to me.Still she can not show up and not call. She is 52 and much to young.Pee-Aire just jumped in with his two words.F U he has been cocky since he is in use for plumbing again TreBert

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-8, Double-A wrote:
Mt. Hood looms much larger were I am living now. Many things there are named after it: Mt. Hood Community College, The Hood Theater, and Hood Drive. Some things have been named after the east wind too, such as the East Wind Apartments. The east wind is the dominant wind there in the winter. In summer it is nice though, and stays a little cooler than downtown Portland.

Today I am back over in the Cedar Mills Library, since I don't have my Multnomah County library card yet. After lunch with Kim downtown, I came up here. It is currently 51F here with a slight sprinkling of rain starting. Should be dry again in a couple day.

A few days ago I walked over to the Mt. Hood Community College campus. I spent 2 years in school there. Much has changed, but old memories still remain.

"The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Time passages
There's something back here that you left behind
Oh time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight" - Al Stewart

At first I felt a little lost, but then I came upon a spot I clearly remembered. It was where I had gone out there and watched a speech by then President Jimmy Carter in the late 70's. He was the first President I had seen in person! A helicopter brought him in, and Iranian students hiding their faces were demonstrating against the Shaw of Iran.

I finally found the lake that they made by damming up the local creek. I once drove a car across that dam! But if I were to try it now, I would run into a fence. I now must give up any hope of wetting a line in that trout stocked pond, as fishing is now limited to those under 17. Well, that's how I always thought it should be.

I found the basketball court with the dome shaped roof. It is a paraboloid shaped roof which gives an interesting echoic effect at its center. They have wisely covered much of the ceiling with acoustic tile.

There used to be tables and chairs on the east side where students could sit. But now it's all basketball floor. That's were I used to sit and talk with Greta and Susan in those pleasant times.

"The day is here,
The time has come
When I go see my darling love.
But why is she not here today
Where she has always been before?
I wait for you,
But you come not. - AA

I went to the corner of Kane Dr. and Stark St. to look for the stone mile post marker for mile 14 from Portland. It was there back in 1969 when I checked. This were set down every mile along Stark about 150 years ago. Stark led to the Stark St. Ferry, which was the only way to cross the Willamette River back then, before they built the bridges in Portland. The Community College has put up a sign at that corner and surrounded it with rocks and other landscaping. But no sign of the historic mile stone. You would think that the administrators of a college of all people would have some respect for history!

Double-A

Same Again hot no rain and no Sandy.Taking lots of pictures.Do not paint right now for my fingers have problems holding the brush.I have the drops. Doing a face is not easy,and now its not possible.Who is USA oldest painter of the face?.Nose took me a year to get it right on Chief Grey Cloud. To do the hand only a few can draw. Most hide the hand.Comic artists make it with less fingers.I do not even try. TreBert

On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 3:14:56 PM UTC-7, G=EMC^2TreBert wrote:

Same Again hot no rain and no Sandy.Taking lots of pictures.Do not paint right now for my fingers have problems holding the brush.I have the drops. Doing a face is not easy,and now its not possible.Who is USA oldest painter of the face?.Nose took me a year to get it right on Chief Grey Cloud. To do the hand only a few can draw. Most hide the hand.Comic artists make it with less fingers.I do not even try. TreBert


The one nice thing about Twitter is that it's easy to post pictures. If you can load them onto your computer, you can include them in your tweets. Twittering is loading lots of photos she is taking on Twitter. Some of her art too.

It is 71F as of 5:30 PM here in Gresham. Sunny sky and calm.

Had lunch with Kim. She focuses too much on the past. Hard to get her to focus on the futrue. I don't care about the past. The future is all I have now.

Double-A

Another sunny day here iun Gresham. But oonly 66F as of 1:45 PM. Expected high 70F. Gresham is a little bit cooler than Portland.

My Tracfone clock has made it's annual fall back to standard time a month early again this year. ATT is the service provider, so it's their screw up.

A big church rummage sale begins towmorrow in the shopping center next to here, so I might get some good buys there.

Double-A

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-8, Double-A wrote:
Mt. Hood looms much larger were I am living now. Many things there are named after it: Mt. Hood Community College, The Hood Theater, and Hood Drive. Some things have been named after the east wind too, such as the East Wind Apartments. The east wind is the dominant wind there in the winter. In summer it is nice though, and stays a little cooler than downtown Portland.

Today I am back over in the Cedar Mills Library, since I don't have my Multnomah County library card yet. After lunch with Kim downtown, I came up here. It is currently 51F here with a slight sprinkling of rain starting. Should be dry again in a couple day.

A few days ago I walked over to the Mt. Hood Community College campus. I spent 2 years in school there. Much has changed, but old memories still remain.

"The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Time passages
There's something back here that you left behind
Oh time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight" - Al Stewart

At first I felt a little lost, but then I came upon a spot I clearly remembered. It was where I had gone out there and watched a speech by then President Jimmy Carter in the late 70's. He was the first President I had seen in person! A helicopter brought him in, and Iranian students hiding their faces were demonstrating against the Shaw of Iran.

I finally found the lake that they made by damming up the local creek. I once drove a car across that dam! But if I were to try it now, I would run into a fence. I now must give up any hope of wetting a line in that trout stocked pond, as fishing is now limited to those under 17. Well, that's how I always thought it should be.

I found the basketball court with the dome shaped roof. It is a paraboloid shaped roof which gives an interesting echoic effect at its center. They have wisely covered much of the ceiling with acoustic tile.

There used to be tables and chairs on the east side where students could sit. But now it's all basketball floor. That's were I used to sit and talk with Greta and Susan in those pleasant times.

"The day is here,
The time has come
When I go see my darling love.
But why is she not here today
Where she has always been before?
I wait for you,
But you come not. - AA

I went to the corner of Kane Dr. and Stark St. to look for the stone mile post marker for mile 14 from Portland. It was there back in 1969 when I checked. This were set down every mile along Stark about 150 years ago. Stark led to the Stark St. Ferry, which was the only way to cross the Willamette River back then, before they built the bridges in Portland. The Community College has put up a sign at that corner and surrounded it with rocks and other landscaping. But no sign of the historic mile stone. You would think that the administrators of a college of all people would have some respect for history!

Double-A

AA Hot and bright sun.No Sandy.No pool.M&M doing well.Now have a driver who has bad back but can hear 20x20 for me.He is a nice person.Hope he works out OK. He is 45 and can drive me into LA on the freeway. Days are getting short and hate setting clock back.Its all Ben FranklinÅ› doing. TreBert

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-8, Double-A wrote:
Mt. Hood looms much larger were I am living now. Many things there are named after it: Mt. Hood Community College, The Hood Theater, and Hood Drive. Some things have been named after the east wind too, such as the East Wind Apartments. The east wind is the dominant wind there in the winter. In summer it is nice though, and stays a little cooler than downtown Portland.

Today I am back over in the Cedar Mills Library, since I don't have my Multnomah County library card yet. After lunch with Kim downtown, I came up here. It is currently 51F here with a slight sprinkling of rain starting. Should be dry again in a couple day.

A few days ago I walked over to the Mt. Hood Community College campus. I spent 2 years in school there. Much has changed, but old memories still remain.

"The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Time passages
There's something back here that you left behind
Oh time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight" - Al Stewart

At first I felt a little lost, but then I came upon a spot I clearly remembered. It was where I had gone out there and watched a speech by then President Jimmy Carter in the late 70's. He was the first President I had seen in person! A helicopter brought him in, and Iranian students hiding their faces were demonstrating against the Shaw of Iran.

I finally found the lake that they made by damming up the local creek. I once drove a car across that dam! But if I were to try it now, I would run into a fence. I now must give up any hope of wetting a line in that trout stocked pond, as fishing is now limited to those under 17. Well, that's how I always thought it should be.

I found the basketball court with the dome shaped roof. It is a paraboloid shaped roof which gives an interesting echoic effect at its center. They have wisely covered much of the ceiling with acoustic tile.

There used to be tables and chairs on the east side where students could sit. But now it's all basketball floor. That's were I used to sit and talk with Greta and Susan in those pleasant times.

"The day is here,
The time has come
When I go see my darling love.
But why is she not here today
Where she has always been before?
I wait for you,
But you come not. - AA

I went to the corner of Kane Dr. and Stark St. to look for the stone mile post marker for mile 14 from Portland. It was there back in 1969 when I checked. This were set down every mile along Stark about 150 years ago. Stark led to the Stark St. Ferry, which was the only way to cross the Willamette River back then, before they built the bridges in Portland. The Community College has put up a sign at that corner and surrounded it with rocks and other landscaping. But no sign of the historic mile stone. You would think that the administrators of a college of all people would have some respect for history!

Double-A

AA 87 and not a cloud.Minimum wage at 15X8 is $120 a day. As wages go up so does everything else.Rents.,housing is going into inflation big time. TreBert

On Friday, October 2, 2015 at 4:09:27 PM UTC-7, G=EMC^2TreBert wrote:

AA 87 and not a cloud.Minimum wage at 15X8 is $120 a day. As wages go up so does everything else.Rents.,housing is going into inflation big time. TreBert

Except I notice regular gas here is under $2/gallon now!

The secret word is "Mexicans"! The minimum age does not apply to them. And cash paid under the table accrues no tax. Also they can afford the housing, packing 15 or more Mexicans into a household.

I hired a Mixican family to clean up my yard one time and they did excellent work. Getting down on their knees, including the kids, they pulled every weed!

Now 61F and Sun shining here in Gresham as of 12:45 PM PDT. Expected high later 72F.

Bought a good desk lamp at a rearby rummage sale yesterday for only $6.00. Now I can see to read at night! Bought zucchinis today at the weekly Farmers' Market.

Double-A

On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5:31:40 PM UTC-8, Double-A wrote:
Mt. Hood looms much larger were I am living now. Many things there are named after it: Mt. Hood Community College, The Hood Theater, and Hood Drive. Some things have been named after the east wind too, such as the East Wind Apartments. The east wind is the dominant wind there in the winter. In summer it is nice though, and stays a little cooler than downtown Portland.

Today I am back over in the Cedar Mills Library, since I don't have my Multnomah County library card yet. After lunch with Kim downtown, I came up here. It is currently 51F here with a slight sprinkling of rain starting. Should be dry again in a couple day.

A few days ago I walked over to the Mt. Hood Community College campus. I spent 2 years in school there. Much has changed, but old memories still remain.

"The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the things that don't last
Well it's just now and then my line gets cast into these
Time passages
There's something back here that you left behind
Oh time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages
I know you're in there, you're just out of sight
Time passages
Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight" - Al Stewart

At first I felt a little lost, but then I came upon a spot I clearly remembered. It was where I had gone out there and watched a speech by then President Jimmy Carter in the late 70's. He was the first President I had seen in person! A helicopter brought him in, and Iranian students hiding their faces were demonstrating against the Shaw of Iran.

I finally found the lake that they made by damming up the local creek. I once drove a car across that dam! But if I were to try it now, I would run into a fence. I now must give up any hope of wetting a line in that trout stocked pond, as fishing is now limited to those under 17. Well, that's how I always thought it should be.

I found the basketball court with the dome shaped roof. It is a paraboloid shaped roof which gives an interesting echoic effect at its center. They have wisely covered much of the ceiling with acoustic tile.

There used to be tables and chairs on the east side where students could sit. But now it's all basketball floor. That's were I used to sit and talk with Greta and Susan in those pleasant times.

"The day is here,
The time has come
When I go see my darling love.
But why is she not here today
Where she has always been before?
I wait for you,
But you come not. - AA

I went to the corner of Kane Dr. and Stark St. to look for the stone mile post marker for mile 14 from Portland. It was there back in 1969 when I checked. This were set down every mile along Stark about 150 years ago. Stark led to the Stark St. Ferry, which was the only way to cross the Willamette River back then, before they built the bridges in Portland. The Community College has pu*4t up a sign at that corner and surrounded it with rocks and other landscaping. But no sign of the historic mile stone. You would think that the administrators of a college of all people would have some respect for history!

Double-A
84 no clouds no rain no Sandy. M&M is branching out,but really in phase 1 Phase 2 needs expertise. Phase 2 and 3 is a big reason Iḿ in LA,and Anaheim.Its were the big $$$$$$$ is. AA glad you are back on your feet.Look for used computer they have to go for little money.Then a van.A van works out better than a car if you donẗ go far. TreBert